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Trump pick to run VA pledges more care options, upgrades

Veterans affairs secretary nominee Doug Collins said in his confirmation hearing he wanted to evolve care for vets, and tussled with democrats over abortion.
VA places 60 staff on leave after shutting down DEI offices

The moves come after a White House executive order mandating an end to federal equity and inclusion efforts.
More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze

About two-thirds of Veterans Affairs jobs will be excluded from a White House order blocking new hiring.
With insurgents pouring over a wall in Afghanistan, this Sgt. took them on with only his pistol

Staff Sgt. Earl D. Plumlee recalled thinking that it “was such a pretty day” on the morning of Aug. 28th, 2013. Then came the explosion.